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Dustie
How to Pronounce Dustie
Pronounced DUS-tee /ˈdʌs.ti/High
Meaning: Dustie is an -ie respelling of Dusty, a pet form of Dustin. Dustin is usually traced either to an Old Norse personal name (linked to 'Thor's stone') or to an English place name meaning 'dusty area'. As a girls' name Dustie rode the late-century vogue for casual, unisex-leaning -y and -ie names given in full.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Dustie is an -ie spelling of Dusty, itself a pet form of Dustin. Dustin comes either from an Old Norse name tied to 'Thor's stone' or from an English place name, 'dusty area'. The casual, unisex-leaning sound suited the later twentieth century, when short -ie names were often given as full first names, especially for girls.
It crested near sixty girls a year around 1980 and saw scattered use around then, with a trickle continuing more recently. A woman given it at its peak would be in her forties now, and it reads as a breezy, dated late-century name.
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What does the name Dustie mean?
Dustie is a respelling of Dusty, a pet form of Dustin, from roots meaning 'Thor's stone' or 'dusty area'.
How do you pronounce Dustie?
It's said DUS-tee /ˈdʌs.ti/ — two syllables, stress on the first.
Is Dustie a boy or girl name?
Dustie is used here as a girl's name, with a unisex-leaning feel.
How popular is Dustie?
Dustie was an uncommon respelling that saw modest use around the early nineteen-eighties and has been rare since.